Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19


of the new church. H. n. Macoy OF Ot-
tumwa, Iowa, is in town, the first time
for "a years. wv. NJ Smith has returned
from his trip to York State. -. Mrs. Blais-
dell and Miss Dora Stinehour are recover
ing from illness. b. +. Wiley Is back
from the West. I'D. Dow, wife and daugh-
ter of Portland, Maine and James I. Sa
bin and wife of Montpelier, visited at the
Bolo last week. Horace n. Melendy Is
making repairs and improvements on his
farm buildings. Henry Raymore, Miss
Elsie Raymore, Miss Lana harrington
and Fred Smith are camping on the lake
shore. -. Orsino Perry WAS last week 1ined
S. and costs tor intoXication Andrew j.
Lavigne for furnishing him the liquor was
fined $40 and costs. Reuben Brush and
f.. ). Putnam went fishing to Belvldcre
last week and caught 2l7 trout. Miss
Carrie Dickinson of Pleasant Valley has
completed her term of teaching at Fair
field and is at home. -. Mrs. Jonathan
Nichols of Hampshire corners is quite
sick Rev Edwin Wheelock preached
at Morrisville last Sunday week, Iina
Chase is foreman of the stonework on the
Junction bridge. -. George Griswold has
returned from his trip to Chicago. -.
Two car loads of wild horses arrived at
Jacksonville from Idaho and Washing
ton Territory last Friday for Roscoe tul-
Ter. The horses are to be sold at auction
49,. Rev. Mr. Barnard Of Cnderhill preach
ed at East Cambridge last Sunday and
holds prayer meeting at the same place
Thursday evening. Mrs. May Campbell
who has been member of II. n. Melen-
dy's family for nearly year started Tor
her home in Illinois, Monday. Miss Ella
| Holmes will teach a fall term Of school in
the Holmes district, it began last Monday,
....M Miss Lottie Carpenter began a fall
term of teaching in East Cambridge,
Monday .... Miss Laura Burnham is EN-
gagged to teach the higher grade in the
Boro village school. E. Miss Hattie Will
cox will teach in the Fuller district this
to the l.. A. Blaisdell estate were sold at
auction Saturday. -. In town last week
were Mr.. Mcintosh of Boston and Miss
Belden of Poultney :. H. A. Jackson OF
Belvidere is drawing lumber to this town
from the Belvdere steam mill. I'D. NJ
Wilcox and wife returned Saturday from
Queen City Park.
The art students, numbering 40 persons
from Chicago, who have been stopping al
the echo farm" in this town for the last
few weeks gave a very interesting ant
pleasing exhibition of their paintings ant
sketches at the church in the west part o.
the town on Saturday, 18th inst. The eX
hibition was supplemented by an i'm
promtu concert by Prof G. w. Bryan
and wife of Staunton, Va, and Mrs. Sill
ell, which fact added interest and made th'
occasion more enjoyable to their man,
friends in this and adjoining towns o
Randolph and Stock bridge, etc. -. Th
camping fever is at its height in this 10
caliiy, large party which has been II
camp for the last Week at "Adsulul
Lake" in Plymouth, returned to day anC
another of Ii persons, with six tents
goes to Barnardfor two weeks encamp
ment on "Silver Lake" A o'clock la.
service WAS held Sunday evening at tn
, old memorial church, Episcopal, in th
Gilead neighborhood. Much lnteres
was added to the occasion by the singing
of Mrs Silverthorn. .... White River Val
ley fair will be held on their grounds il
Bethel, September 2l, % and 23
New Haven.
Mrs. Sarah Winslow's little son on Fri
day fell from fence, while at play, upol
an inverted sheep feeding trough anC
striking upon his face broke his lowe
jaw. The little sufferer was put unde
the influence of ether by Drs. NJ. d. Smit
, of Middlebury, who, assisted by DR.. Hal
of this place adjusted the fracture ant
the patient is expected to recover withou
permanent injury 80. On Wednesday A
+. Wright left his work team attached t
his wagon and the whole upon the bar
q floor while he and his help went to tn
I house to their meals, and returning foun
The under one WAS dead supposed t
- have been strangled by the wagon tongu
pressing across its windpipe after the
were down. H. Squier, who has bee
q gradually failing in health for Il year o
g mere, passed quietly away Sunday morr
- ing in the 5lst year of his age. The de
% ceased was the youngest and at his deaf
the last surviving son of the late Deaco
!, Calvin Squier. lie had been called by hi
= townsmen to many positions of trust an
e was universally respected. Two sisters
: = Mrs. Mary II. Dana of this town and Mrs
!, |. MOI timer Hill of Pasadena, Cal, ar
! the only survivors OF the family. Th
:. funeral is appointed for Wednesday at
i, o'clock p. m Mrs. Carrie Nash has II
: turned from Wisconsin.
u The pauper suit of New Haven VS.. Fe
! y risburgh las been continued to Septembe
= 0.
L. NJ. Hatch of Grinnell Iowa, an
Ephraim Hatch of San Jose, Cal, who al
Il re-vistlng their native town, left Monda
8 morning for a weeks stay AT Middebur!
n ....". Farmers are mostly discourage
t with the weather. Since the month {
u June ended not single week has ha
d more than three consecutive hay day
II The Catching" weather began July Ct
n and has been perfect dog days ever sine
S AS result farmers have had portions {
c their hay crop ruined. What was ne
Fl gathered by July 20 has been hurt MOI
Z or less by rust. ...... Chelsea academy b.
e gins its fall term of eleven weeks Augui
II 81 with John NJ. Comstock A. NJ. dart
y rs principal and Ella n. Jones and Sara
e K. Cummings as assistants.
AZ Vergennes
I While digging ditch on East stree
o.. Monday, near the A. b. Taber purchas
N penny, of the issue of 1888, va
thrown up. That was the year mac
le famous by "Old Hickory by t!
=, removal of the government funds fro
al the United States bank in October.
.r Rev. j. A. Barrett occupied the Congr
u gational pulpit Sunday .,.... The fall ter
al of the graded school is only short di
st tance ahead, Tuesday, Sept 500.
o. +. c. Smith, Esq, and wi
g. are spending the heated ter
er with friends at Enosburgh Falls. =.
n The work Of general improvement on ii
I'd Champlain Valley fair grounds, in antiC
so patton of the next fair is to be driven
u once and Il successful fair is well assure
te The fair grounds are convenient and a
IL tractive. The premium list of $1,000, is
ma hs iul and hipfr mr.